Table 2.
Characteristic | 1950-1954 |
1960-1964 |
1973-1977 |
1983-1987 |
1993-1997 |
2003-2007 |
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No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
Behavior | ||||||||||||
In situ | — | — | 52 | 4.5 | 235 | 10.9 | 1,332 | 30.2 | 2,930 | 30.9 | ||
Invasive | 229 | 100.0 | 463 | 100.0 | 1,092 | 95.5 | 1,917 | 89.1 | 3,084 | 69.8 | 4,072 | 69.1 |
Sex | ||||||||||||
Female | 133 | 58.1 | 229 | 49.5 | 508 | 46.5 | 876 | 45.7 | 1,355 | 43.9 | 1,789 | 44.5 |
Male | 96 | 41.9 | 234 | 50.5 | 584 | 53.5 | 1,041 | 54.3 | 1,729 | 56.1 | 2,283 | 55.5 |
Age at diagnosis, years | ||||||||||||
< 50 | 118 | 51.5 | 251 | 54.2 | 453 | 41.5 | 688 | 35.9 | 979 | 31.7 | 1,104 | 27.1 |
≥ 50 | 111 | 48.5 | 212 | 45.8 | 639 | 58.5 | 1,229 | 64.1 | 2,105 | 68.3 | 2,968 | 72.9 |
Anatomic site | ||||||||||||
C44.0-C44.4, head and neck | — | — | 169 | 15.5 | 317 | 16.5 | 523 | 17.0 | 738 | 18.1 | ||
C44.5, skin of trunk | — | — | 378 | 34.6 | 688 | 35.9 | 1,149 | 37.3 | 1,388 | 34.1 | ||
C44.6, skin of upper limb and shoulder | — | — | 237 | 21.7 | 403 | 21.0 | 707 | 22.9 | 993 | 24.4 | ||
C44.7, skin of lower limb and hip | — | — | 232 | 21.2 | 408 | 21.3 | 578 | 18.7 | 818 | 20.1 | ||
C44.8-C44.9, overlapping and skin, NOS | — | — | 76 | 7.0 | 101 | 5.3 | 127 | 4.1 | 135 | 3.3 | ||
Breslow thickness, mm | ||||||||||||
≤ 1 | — | — | — | — | 1,870 | 60.6 | 2,722 | 66.8 | ||||
1.01-2 | — | — | — | — | 377 | 12.2 | 493 | 12.1 | ||||
2.01-4 | — | — | — | — | 223 | 7.2 | 258 | 6.3 | ||||
> 4 | — | — | — | — | 108 | 3.5 | 153 | 3.8 | ||||
No mass/tumor found | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0.1 | 36 | 0.9 | ||||
Unknown/not stated/microinvasion | — | — | — | — | 503 | 16.3 | 410 | 10.1 |
Abbreviation: NOS, not otherwise specified.
For melanomas diagnosed in white Connecticut residents age 20 to 84 years. All characteristics except behavior refer to invasive melanoma only.